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Interesting Facts:

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Agaricus aurantius Bull. 1783
2. Agaricus aureus Batsch 1783
3. Agaricus caesareus Scop.
4. Agaricus caesareus Scop. 1772
5. Amanita aurantia (Bull.) Lamark 1783
6. Venenarius caesareus (Scop.) Murrill 1913
7. Volvoamanita caesarea (Scop.) Beck 1922

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M., 14-Sep-2005

Physical Description

Genus Amanita:

(Gr. amanitês: a kind of mushroom) A genus of widely distributed mushroom fungi (about 100 species). Several species are extremely poisonous, including the deadly destroying angels (A. vena and A. virosa), the death cap, and the fly agaric. Some species are harmless and sometimes eaten, for example panther cap (A. pantherina). Order: Agaricales.

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Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Amanita:

There are approximately 1,029 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: A. abrupta · A. abruptiformis · A. advena · A. aestivalis · A. afrospinosa · A. agglutinata · A. alanda · A. alauda · A. alba · A. albellus · A. albidannulata · A. albidoides · A. albofimbriata · A. alboflavescens · A. albofloccosa · A. albogrisescens · A. albopulverulenta · A. albosquamosa · A. alboverrucosa · A. albovolvata · A. alexandri · A. alliacea · A. alliodora · A. allostraminea · A. alnicola · A. alpina · A. altifissura · A. altipes · A. alutacea · A. amanitoides · A. ameghinoi · A. amici · A. amici f. amici · A. amici f. bispora · A. aminoaliphatica · A. ampla f. alba · A. ampla f. ampla · A. ananaecipitoides · A. ananiceps · A. angustilamellata · A. angustispora · A. anisata · A. annulalbida · A. annulatovaginata · A. annulatovaginata var. amethystina · A. annulatovaginata var. annulatovaginata · A. annulatovaginata var. citrina · A. antillana · A. aporema · A. arctica · A. arenaria · A. arenicola · A. areolata · A. argenta · A. argentea · A. argentea var. argentea · A. argentea var. supravolvata · A. arida · A. arkansana · A. armeniaca · A. armillariiformis · A. arochae · A. arocheae · A. asper · A. aspera · A. aspera f. aspera · A. aspera f. lactea · A. aspera f. lactella · A. aspera var. aspera · A. aspera var. francheti · A. aspera var. fusca · A. aspera var. olivacea · A. asperoides · A. asteropus · A. atkinsoniana · A. atrofusca · A. aurantiobrunnea · A. aurantiofulva · A. aurantiovelata · A. aurantisquamosa · A. aurantius · A. aurea · A. aureofloccosa · A. aureomonile · A. auricula · A. australis · A. austro-olivacea · A. austrobulbosa · A. austrophalloides · A. austropulchella · A. austropulchella f. austropulchella · A. austropulchella f. macalpineiana · A. austropulchella f. mcalpiniana · A. austrostraminea · A. austroviridis · A. avellaneosquamosa · A. baccata · A. baccata f. baccata · A. badia · A. bambra

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Pippen, Jeffrey S. Jeff's Nature Page. Accessed December 8, 2007.
• Species Fungorum 2006.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:

• GBIF-Spain: Dpto. de Botánica, Ecología y Fisiología Vegetal. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Córdoba. Fungi-COFC
• GBIF-Spain: Flora Mycologica Iberica
• GBIF-Spain: Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid: MA-Fungi
• Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns: Water Colours of Fungi by Fritz Wohlfarth at the Botanische Staatssammlung München
• Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum - Herbarium GJO: Herbarium GJO
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU: Herbarium WU

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2345754
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:345945
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2005462